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SKIP AWAY Jockey Slmrie Sellers rode 1m

barre to tliefiu‘tert rare in Blue Grass Stoker

history Saturday afternoon. Story, page 2.

    

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY

 

 

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IBM: [WES iWore than 2, 50012171; (al'ot'e) lined up at l”.’1_)’l'fff’ 3 [all Saturday to get their memo-
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Senior signing

“I couldn't believe the line when I
showed up," said Lina Moore, of I.exing~
ton. She showed up at IIHII a.in. with her

 

About 2,500 people lined up at Fayette
Mall to get autographs from UK basketball
seniors Tony Delk, Mark Pope and \Valter
McCarty.

It was the players’ first official autograph
session since the Wildcats won the NCAA
championship.

Fans began lining up outside the mall at
6 a.m., well before the mall opened and five
hours before the signing began Saturday,
said Sandy Heymann, marketing director
for the mall.

The early arrivers included Randy
Roberts ofHarlan and his son, Thomas, 10,
who got to the mall at 7 a.m. to make sure
they’d get the players’ signatures.

“We’re proud of them, and they seem
like very nice young men," said Roberts,
displaying three posters the players signed.

Fans could buy posters to be auto-
graphed, but many people brought personal
items such as clothing, basketballs and ham

daughter, _Iennifer, expecting to inst get a
T—shirt signed for her husband.

“I didn't know this many people knew
about the signing. I guess I should have
known better."

jamie Moore, 35, of Paris brought five
Makers Mark bottles to be signed.

He planned to give the bottles away as
presents to his family if he made it to the
front of the line.

Melanie lloriie, an English graduate
student at the University of Louisville,
wanted to see the “’ildcats for the first time
since their victory.

“\Vhen you live in Louisville, especially
when you go to U of L, it is really tough to
be a UK fun,” she said.

“I just wanted to show my true colors,
and then have them signed." Home was
donning a blue UK jersey, blue jeans and a
blue hat. She wanted to get a player to sign

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Many said they hoped the pieces would
become collector’s items after being signed.

each ofthem.
Later Saturday, the three players signed
autographs at Kennedy’s Book Store.

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llll wants the media to stop selling souvenirs

By Brenna Reilly
Newt Editor

and Jeff Vinson
Campus Editor

Reminding local media organizations of National
Collegiate Athletic Association rules regarding ath-
letes’ eligibility is the driving force behind UK’s
recent letter—writing campaign.

The action has put plans of some media organiza-
tions on hold.

Two Lexington television stations, WKYT—TV
(Channel 27) and WLEX-TV (Channel 18), had
publicized plans to sell videos of the post-champi-
onship celebration that occurred in Lexington fol-
lowing UK‘s win over Syracuse.

Several media organizations had planned to sell

special commemorative paraphernalia of the Cats
win as well. .

But UK asked the organizations to stop selling the
merchandise.

“The urpose of the letter is to protect the eligi—
bility (ofpthe layers), it is required by the NCAA,"
said Sandy Be I, UK’s director of NCAA compliance.

UK said the merchandise could violate NCAA
rules and threaten the eligibility of UK players.

“There is a lot more visibility when you have a
national championship, that it becomes a problem,"
Bell said.

Bell said she wants the members of the team to be
able to play next year. UK can use the players’ names
and likeness because it is the players' school, Bell
said. Bell also said charities can use the players’
names.

UK players' uniforms can be sold if they do not
have the names but only have the numbers, Bell said
numbers are not considered identification.

Bell would not comment on what media outlets
received letters or how many letters UK sent out.

“It is not a big deal, just a routine to protect our
players eligibility," Bell said.

In addition to the proposed videos, the Lexington
print media has made its attempt to cash in on the
\Vildcats’ championship.

Last week, the Lexington Herald-Leader released
Bravo Blue, a book containing excerpts of published
articles and photographs about the Cats’ champi—
onship season.

()ther media outlets including CBS television and
Sports Illurtrated have produced videos and/or a col—
lector’s issue to commemorate the championship.

 

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NEWSlIytes

m Guerillas pledge
revenge after attacks

BEIRUT, Lebanon ,_ Israeli aircraft bom—
barded ruerrilla stron rholds in Beirut and south—
ern Lebanon yestertliiy, doiiblin r the tide of
refugees to 400,000 and provoking guerrilla
pledges to turn northern Israel into a “fiery hell."

Undaunted by Israel's four-day—old aerial bar»
rage, Hezbollah guerrillas barraged northern
Israel with rockets that came crashing down every
20 minutes for seven hours. One person was
wounded and an empty school and other property
were damaged.

Three Lebanese civilians were killed and seven
were wounded in Sunday's raids, Lebanese securi~
ty sources said. All told, 38 people have been
killed and I05 injured on both sides since the viov
lence be an last week.

The . hiite Muslim Hezbollah opposes Arab»
Israeli peaceinaking and has been fighting for
years to drive Israeli troops from the buffer zone
they occupy in southern Lebanon. Daily skirmish-
es exploded last week into a maior Israeli offensive
meant to halt a recent wave of l ICZI)()ll'.lll attacks
on Israel.

Clinton making trip to Japan

\\'.‘\SHI.\’(§’I‘().\’ President (ilinton trav—
eled to _lap.in three years ago as a tougbetalking
trade warrior. lie returns to .\sia this week in a
markedly different role: America’s reassuring
commander~inichiefi

Security problems not trade disputes ~ lead
the president's agenda on his weeklong, round—
ihe«world journey.

Departing \Vashington late yesterday, he will
stop briefly in South Korea before a three—day
state visit to_lapan. Then he will fly on to Russia
for a summit dealing with threats to safety.

”The president will confront some ofthe old—
est and newest challenges to the security of our
nation, from the last unresolved problem of the

 

’ (Zold \Var — stability on the Korean peninsula ——

to one of the most urgent new threats we face ~—
nuclear smuggling," Secretary of State \Varren
Christopher said.

last'mmute Illel's can get aSSIstance

\"I'.»\SI'IIN(§T()N ~— 'l‘axpayers sweating out
the final hours before the midnight filing deadline
will find more high—tech assistance -- but less old-
fashioned person-to-person help -— available this
vear.
' Need a form at the last minute? Try down—
loading one from the Internal Revenue Service
home page on the Internet. Or call on your fax
machine. But an 11th—hour search for forms by
taxpayers without access to a computer or fax
machine may prove difficult. The IRS has closed
()3 walk—in assistance centers and reduced hours at
442 others.

(Iommon fomis still are available at post offices
and a wider selection at libraries, as well as IRS
offices that survived the agency's belt—tightening.

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Shepherd admits to allow With Elm

NI‘ZVI’ YORK 4— (beill Shepherd has fessed up
to her secret affair with Elvis Presley when she
was a 23—year—old Memphis model.

“He was still looking fabulous. Ilc was a sweet
man. And he smelled great,” the 4()~year-old star
of“(lybill" says in the A iril 20 'IV Guide.

Shepherd said she helped Presley open up
romantically.

“Let’s put it this way," she said, “I think that
before I met him, he was (sexually) conservative,
tra ) ed in a stu id macho thing.”

Nervous at t e prospect of meeting Presley for
their first date, Shepherd brought her brother and
two friends along. Presley was very olite and
later invited her home for chicken—friet steak.

Compiled from wire reports.

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nude Boy brings out to campus radio station

By Aaron '0. Hall
Staff ' u’riter

was back on the air.
Realizing that the radio station need-

in touch with some of them.
“I was there to serve and irotect ” he
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From reviving a lost radio station to
working with some of the world’s best-
known musicians, it may sound surpris—
ing that Curt Mathies, known to some as
Rude Boy, ended up at UK.

Mathies is the pro am director for
WUKY, the oldest niversity—owned
FM radio station in the count , and
since childhood, he has always had; pas-
sion for music. But instead of essing
a drive to perform, he enjoye listening
to the DJs.

In the ’705, his family moved from
Chicago to Lexington, where he attend—
ed Tates Creek High School. While
there, Mathies made a discovery.

“I found out that, back in the late
'605, there was a radio station inside the
school,” he said. “Things got out of
hand, and they shut it down.”

The determined senior started ii cru-
sade to revive the station, and with the
involvement of numerous individuals,
including congressmen, Totes Creek

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ed music, Mathies approached WKQQ
hopin the station would provide him
with a ums.

“I must’ve just bug ed them to death.
I bu ged them enoug that they put me
on the air, and under federal law, they
had to pay me,” said Mathies, who was
still in high school at the time.

Borrowing the style of his favorite
Chicago D], Mathies brought a hot,
aggressive and rebellious attitude to
Lexington’s WKQQ’s radio station after
his second return in the early ’80s.

“Rude Boy was bigger than life,”
Mathies said.

Althou h his on-air antics got him
into troub e, Mathies said that he was in
no way comparable to radio-talk host
Howard Stern.

Mathies said he was never malicious
towards his audience. Teens looked up
to him, and sometimes he would sit on
the phone for hours helping them cope
with personal roblems.

In fact, to this day, the DJ still keeps

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said. “Rude Boy was there as a friend."

Time has brought change, and with
it, a more mature Mathies. In 1903,
Mathies came to W’UKY. leaving
behind the wild, rebellious character.

Mathies, as program director, altered
WUKY’s style a bit, but still kept to the
original music fomiat.

“Before, (VVUKY) had a very limited
appeal,” he said.

With the change, \VUKY widened
both its musical scope and its audience.

“We’ve got something for everyone
out there,” he said. “You don't have to
be into jazz to et into Weekday. There
are no rules. T e music is not wallpaper
and it’s not mush.”

But there are few criteria Mathies has
in order to retain WUKY's unique
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Pol“,
Sellers and Skin Away prove critics wrong

By Jason Dattilo
Spam [)1in

Shane Sellers was shrouded by
doubt ~— not the se|f~imposed vari-
ety mind you.

SeIIQs' doubt was the result of
repeated shunnings iti big races,
the lack of a resounding vote of
confidence from owners and train—
ers in the racing industry. But the
29-year-old jockey fed off this
skepticism.

“It made me work harder to
prove to people that I could get the
job done." Sellers said.

Sellers took a major step ti ward
silencing critics by guiding Skip
Away to a six» lengt \ictory in Sat
urday's Toyota Blue Grass Stakes
at Keeneland Louis Quatorze fin
ished second followed by Edit lr‘s
Note. '

The win makes Skip Away the
probable second choice for the
Kentucky Derby behind Unbri
dled‘s Song, who romped to victory
in Saturday's \Vood Memorial at
Aqueduct.

Last year at this time, Sellers
u as in a similar situation after win—
ning the \Vood aboard Talking
Man. Sellers was due to ride his
first legitimate Derby contender
before a last-minute jockey switch
put good friend AIike Smith aboard

Talking Man. Meanwhile, Sellers
was forced to scrounge for a
mount, eventually landing on I,'ll-'t,’
(ieorge, a field horse.

“It was a heart-breaking feel
ing." said Sellers, whose best Derby
finish is a third aboard \Vild Gale
in 1993. “Jesus, you win a $500.00“
race and you can‘t even ride the
horse back. It wasn‘t good for ivy
confidence because I felt like I
wasn't wanted."

It wasn't the first time Sellers
had been pushed aside.

Iie rode Black Tie Affair. the
eventual 1991 Horse of the Year. to
victory in the \Vashingron l’ark
Handicap at Arlington. But Sellers
didn‘t ride the horse back in the
Breeders' Cup Classic asjerty liair
ley got the mount.

“1 always loved ridin 1, but it got
to the point where I ditIn't'like the
industry, because of what was hap
pening," Sellers said. “I'm not cry»
ing, I don't mean to sound like a
cry baby, but I've been put in some
positions where I thought I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deserved another shr t on some
horses."

Sellers had a chip on his shoul—
der although the young jockey
“didn‘t o arr “Hill and let everyone
know a tour it." One person who
hel it’ll Sellers make it through the
dificult years was (Iatolyn I'Iine,
the owner of Skip Away.

The two met at a bagel shop at
Florida's ( inlfst eaiii park fne years
ago. and hate since developed a
close friet‘vlsl ip with lline lieconi~
log (me of his biggest supporters.

‘ I was quite im il’“s‘